How do you celebrate New Year's Day?

karen · Post by **karen** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:23 pm

In Texas we always ate black-eyed peas to bring luck in the new year. What is the tradition where you're from?

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Jukka Suomi · Post by **Jukka Suomi** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:49 pm

New Year's celebrations in Iceland.

There are many traditions connected with the new year in Iceland. It is an old belief that animals are able to speak like humans on New Year's Night, and that elves and spirits move house. Icelanders celebrate the coming of the new year with bonfires and fireworks. Unlike many other countries, where the use of fireworks is restricted, everyone in Iceland has access to firecrackers and rockets - and it shows!

After attending the bonfire, we go home and watch the "Áramótaskaup". This is a humorous TV revue that pokes fun at the events of the past year. At midnight, we go outside and shoot rockets and firecrackers and enjoy watching them explode.

Vallu · Post by **Vallu** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:31 pm

Tadpole'sMommy wrote:In Texas we always ate black-eyed peas to bring luck in the new year. What is the tradition where you're from?

In Italy we eat lentils with pig´s trotter stuffed with mincemeat. Lentils should symbolize money! And if you don´t eat them, it´s a sign of bad luck! Poor me this year that I am in Finland!

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:15 pm

Vallu wrote:stuffed with mincemeat.

please tell me you mean mince, not mincemeat

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:19 pm

Goddamnifications - every else in the world buys jauheliha expecting a moulinexed aminal, and the limeys sell sekametelikeittoainekset... no wonder they banned the sausages

And don't even try explaining sweetmeats

And'zampone' in Italyis slightly different from "pigfeet" - which I know but like oxtail are on the lsit of foods I won't bother with...

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:04 pm

Dam n the Indians consume lentils daily by billions of kgs..now its time for em to prosper??..

As far as I ve celebrated...
Used to welcome da new year with toasting with alcohol..( wine, champagne, sparkling wine etc etc)..

gon2o · Post by **gon2o** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:58 am

New Years Day?

Traditionally with a huge hangover

ilikepeanutbutter · Post by **ilikepeanutbutter** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:16 am

1) Get naked

2) Get busted by cops

3) Run away

Nah, just kidding lol.

We usually drink Gloggi and eat chocolate. Sometimes we light fireworks but due to hyperacusis I've not been too keen the past couple of years. We watch the fireworks locally and that's nice.

We also get to hear our neighor get totally smashed and yell the P word at night while his kids shoot rockets at all the surrounding homes. January 2 is a welcome sight in this part of the neigborhood LOL!

Kat

Dixie · Post by **Dixie** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:11 am

Other than some alcohol and some reflection on the past year, and years, I have no particular New Year's tradition. OK, I have a few glasses, but have long ago sworn off hangovers, thank you.

karen · Post by **karen** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:39 am

I called Raam and got a recipe for black-eyed pea dal. Wish me luck!

enk · Post by **enk** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:40 pm

karen wrote:In Texas we always ate black-eyed peas to bring luck in the new year. What is the tradition where you're from?

Hoppin' john

-enk

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